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Students
Opinion: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Students In U.S. Higher Education
We must fashion higher education to meet the demands of diverse students rather than trying to get students to match a system that was never created for them, urges the Misericordia University associate vice president for academic affairs.
October 21, 2010
Dr. Mary Hinton
African-American
Scholar Documents Purported Tale of a 19th Century Body Snatcher
Virginia Commonwealth University professor documents story of ‘inside man’ who allegedly stole cadavers from Black cemeteries in Richmond, Va. for the local medical college in the 19th century.
October 21, 2010
Dr. Shawn Utsey is chairman of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of African American Studies.
Faculty & Staff
Dalai Lama Holds ‘Office Hours’ at Emory University
The Dalai Lama began his “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty Tuesday with his signature move: laughter.
October 20, 2010
The Dalai Lama (pictured) held “office hours” with Emory University students and faculty on Tuesday.
African-American
Miss. Official: University Merger Dead Issue in 2011 Session
Mississippi Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds Jr. says he expects a proposal to merge or close some universities to have no support in the 2011 legislative session.
October 20, 2010
Mississippi Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds Jr.
Leadership & Policy
Andrew Brimmer Retires as Tuskegee University Board Chairman
The longest-serving member of the Tuskegee University board of trustees, Dr. Andrew Brimmer, is retiring.
October 20, 2010
The longest-serving member of the Tuskegee University board of trustees, Dr. Andrew Brimmer, has retired.
Faculty & Staff
U.S. Colleges Cutting Courses to Curtail Campus Costs
Reducing or streamlining curriculum has been a difficult yet unavoidable measure at many schools during the recession.
October 20, 2010
Dr. Walter Kimbrough
African-American
ACE Report: Colleges More Diverse, but Racial Gaps Persist
While U.S. colleges have grown more racially diverse in recent years, minority students still lag behind on key measures of academic progress, a new American Council on Education report says.
October 19, 2010
ACE president Molly Corbett Broad
Latinx
Obama Signs Hispanic Education Executive Order
President Obama signed an executive order Tuesday intended to boost Hispanic education achievement, a priority for a key voting bloc two weeks ahead of critical midterm elections.
October 19, 2010
President Obama signed an executive order Tuesday intended to boost Hispanic education achievement. (photo courtesy of the White House)
African-American
Purdue Naming Library After Black Alumnus
Purdue University is renovating a library that will become the first major campus facility to be named for a Black alumnus.
October 18, 2010
Purdue University is renovating a library that will be named for Roland Parrish (pictured).
Latinx
White House Initiative Spearheads Summit on Latino Academic Excellence
Education leaders gathered in Washington on Monday to share best practices and strategize about ways to increase education access for Hispanic-Americans and help reach President Barack Obama’s goal to significantly increase college graduation rates by 2020.
October 18, 2010
Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanic Americans
African-American
ETS Achievement Gap Conference Focuses on Families and Academic Development
At a time when a national debate rages over whether charter schools are better than traditional public schools in abating the achievement gap, a Washington conference sought to refocus attention on strengthening the family.
October 18, 2010
Dr. Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana is the U.S. Education Department assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education.
Native Americans
Navajo Closer Than Ever To Electing Woman Leader
Some people clearly don’t want to see Lynda Lovejoy at the helm of the country’s largest American Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation. “Women belong in the kitchen,” said one spectator.
October 17, 2010
With Lynda Lovejoy garnering twice as many votes as any of the 10 men and a second woman in a recent primary, the Navajo Nation appears closer than ever to electing a woman as its leader.
Students
With Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online Donation
Online alumnus’ $4 million donation calls attention to the need for colleges and universities to tailor giving messages for online graduates who have a different experience and sense of engagement than traditional students.
October 17, 2010
Don Tapia
African-American
Texas Southern Launches Maritime Degree Program — A First for an HBCU
In an effort to improve diversity in maritime industry, Texas Southern University, using funds from the Port of Houston Authority, has launched a new Bachelor of Science Degree in Maritime Transportation Management and Security — the first undergraduate degree program of its kind at a HBCU.
October 17, 2010
These students are among the inaugural class taking courses related to the Maritime Transportation Management and Security degree program at Texas Southern University.
African-American
Obituary: William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey
William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey, 67, whose contributions to and advocacy for public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) spanned more than five decades, died Oct. 13.
October 14, 2010
William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey
Students
Amid Rampant Budget Cutting, U.S. Colleges Anticipate Tough Academic Year
U.S. colleges and universities search for ways to function effectively on fewer resources and adapt to a sluggish national economic recovery.
October 14, 2010
Yolanda Banks Deaver is interim vice chancellor for administration and finance at North Carolina Central University.
African-American
In U.S., Hispanics Outlive Whites, Blacks by Years
U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive Whites by more than two years and Blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.
October 13, 2010
Latinx
Georgia Regents Approve Restrictions for Undocumented Students
The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to tighten policies governing undocumented immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities.
October 13, 2010
Kris Kobach
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